September 5, 2005

This double issue examined President Bush's war presidency at its five-year mark, featuring perspectives from multiple contributors on the ongoing Iraq War and its domestic political consequences. The cover package included analyses by William Kristol on Bush's challenges, Christopher Hitchens on the Iraq war, and Irwin M. Stelzer on means and ends, alongside Matthew Continetti's assessment of antiwar Democrats and Stephen F. Hayes on the 9/11 Commission. P.J. O'Rourke also contributed a piece on the Venice Biennale, while Deborah Weiss examined developments at the World Trade Center site.